Library Associations: New York Center for the Book now housed at New York Library Association

The New York Center for the Book will now be located at the New York Library Association (NYLA), the only state library association to serve in that function. Previously, it had been hosted by Syracuse University. 

NYLA Executive Director Michael Borges described the new role as an outgrowth of the organization's statewide reach, efforts to promote literacy, and new—and unusual—sponsorship of the Empire State Book Festival (New York).

Book centers in different states of the country carry out the national center's mission in their local areas, sponsor programs that highlight their area's literary heritage and call attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries.

"NYLA is this nation's oldest state library association and one of its largest," said Borges. "We represent more than 4,000 members from college, public, school and special libraries from around the state. We look forward to partnering with other organizations, like the New York State Library and the New York Council for the Humanities, to spread the Center for the Book's message to all parts of our great state",- added the Head of NYLA.